I don't believe less is more. I believe that more is more. I believe that less is less, fat fat, thin thin and enough is enough.

Writing is an exercise in sculpture, chipping away at the rock until you find the nose.

The peculiar dignity of men seen eating alone in restaurants on national holidays

The furthest out is the only place to be.

But it's hard to talk about art. Maybe there should be a law against it, some First Amendment gag order like crying fire in a crowded theater.

Like most people of my generation, I fell in love with the philosophy of existentialism. There is no particular religious tradition in my work. There is only one psychological assertion that I would insist upon. That is: the SELF takes precedence.

I don't believe less is more. I believe that more is more. I believe that less is less, fat fat, thin thin and enough is enough.